Sandyford
Local name: Áth an Ghainimh
Located in Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown, Leinster Coordinates: 53°16′29″ N 6°13′31″ W
- Population
- 22,288
- 22.3K
- Elevation
- 100 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- DUB Dublin Airport17 km
- IOM Isle of Man Airport139 km
About Sandyford
Sandyford is a town. Location: Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown, Leinster. Population: 22,288. Elevation: 100 m.
Sandyford (Irish: Áth an Ghainimh) is an outer suburb of Dublin, Ireland. It is within the administrative area of Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown County Council, within the traditional County Dublin. Sandyford Business District makes up much of the suburb and encompasses 4 business parks: Sandyford Business Park, Stillorgan Business Park, Central Park and South County Business Park. Some of the multinational companies based in the area include Google, Facebook, Microsoft and AIB.
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Photos of Sandyford
Climate of Sandyford
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–September.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 10° · Night 4° · Rain 95 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 19°)
- Coldest month
- January (night 2°)
- Wettest month
- December (106 mm)
- Driest month
- July (65 mm)
Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 8° | 8° | 10° | 12° | 15° | 18° | 19° | 19° | 17° | 14° | 10° | 8° |
| Average low (°C) | 2° | 2° | 3° | 4° | 7° | 9° | 11° | 11° | 9° | 7° | 4° | 3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 101 | 78 | 77 | 67 | 69 | 68 | 65 | 85 | 85 | 101 | 95 | 106 |
Other places to visit in this season: June July August September
How to get to Sandyford
The nearest airport is Dublin Airport (DUB), 17 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Dublin, 7 km to the north.
Airports
- Dublin Airport (DUB) Dublin 17 kmnorth
- Isle of Man Airport (IOM) Castletown, Rushen 139 kmnortheast
- George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) Belfast 151 kmnorth
Nearby large cities
- Dublin Population: 1M 7 kmnorth
- Belfast Population: 348K 148 kmnorth
- Limerick Population: 102.3K 175 kmwest
- Birkenhead Population: 325.3K 214 kmeast
- Cork Population: 224K 216 kmsouthwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Sandyford
Within 100 km: 292 historic and cultural sites, 478 natural sites, 360 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km186 places
- Wicklow Mountains Mountain 22 kmS
- Sandymount Strand Beach 7 kmN
- Portmarnock Beach Beach 17 kmNE
- North Bull Island Island 12 kmNE
25–60 km407 places
- Rockabill Island 39 kmN
- Pollboy Bridge Landmark 52 kmNW
- Skerries Islands Island 36 kmN
- Shenicks Island Island 35 kmN
60–100 km537 places
- Curracloe Beach Beach 99 kmS
- Kings Island Island 97 kmS
- White Island Island 99 kmN
- Black Island Island 100 kmN
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Dargle River River, Leinster2.8 km W
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Three Rock TV Mast Landmark, Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown3.5 km S
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Three Rock Mountain Mountain, Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown3.2 km S
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Kilmashogue Mountain Mountain, Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown3.9 km SW
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Two Rock Mountain Mountain, Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown4.3 km S
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Owendoher River River, Leinster5.1 km NW
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Donnybrook transmitter Landmark, Dublin City4.5 km N
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Killakee Mountain Mountain, South Dublin7.6 km SW
Sources & licences
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